Invertible garbage-receptacle.



` No. 670,002. I' Patented Mar. I9, 190|.

' .|.';.V MURPHY.

INVERTIBLE GARBAGE RECEPTAGLE.

(Application med Feb. 2a. 1900.',

(No Model.) 4 3 Sheets-Sheet 2.

No. 670,002. I Patented Mr. I9, 190|.

- J. C. MURPHY.

INVEBTIBLE GARBAGE HEGEPTAACLE (Application med Feb. 2s. 1900.;

NiTnn STATES JOHN C. MURPHY, F EVANSTGN, ILLINOIS.

lNVERTIBLE GARBAGE-RECEPTACLE.

SPECIFICTION forming' part of Letters :Patent N0. 670,002, dated March 19, 1901.

Application filed February 28. 1900. Serial No. 6,271. (No model.)

{[0 all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J oHN C. MURPHY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Evanston, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Invertible Garbage-Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in invertible garbage-receptacles and it has for one object to provide a simple and convenient construction and arrangement for such a receptacle, so that it can be readily filled and emptied, that reduces to the minimum the density of packing of the garbage resulting from freezing, and that enables and facilitates the ready discharge of the garbage from the receptacle, even though the same be frozen, without injury to the receptacle.

Another important object of the invention is to support a garbage-receptacle in a suitable frame in a fence and so that it can be readily swung into an inverted position through an opening in the fence to discharge its contents and afterward thrown back to its upright position.

Another object of the invention is to conneet a door in a fence with the cover for the receptacle in such a way that when the door is opened the cover will be raised from the receptacle and out of the way thereof to permit the receptacle to be inverted for the purpose of discharging its contents, the weight of the cover returning the same to its position on the receptacle when the door is closed.

A further object of the invention is to provide a receptacle of novel construction without angles and corners to prevent the contents from becoming `stuck inthe receptacle and to enable the receptacle to discharge its contents quickly and easily and under all conditions, leaving the receptacle comparatively clean and free from portions of its contents sticking or clinging to its sides; and a further object of the invention is to provide a tapered receptacle with a dat side to enable it to be properly supported and to facilitate cleaning the receptacle when its contents are discharged.

With these and other ends in view the invention consists in the peculiar construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter de- `side of the fence.

scribed, and illustratedin the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view showing my invention arranged in position for use, the door of the opening in the fence being opened and the cover of the receptacle raised. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the receptatacle inverted through the opening in the fence and in the act of discharging its contents. Fig. 3 is a vertical central sectional view through the fence and the receptacle. Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the receptacle. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective View showing the iiat side of the receptacle. Figs. 6 and 7 are respectively front and rear views showing my improved garbage-receptacle supported in an iron framework and adapted to be arranged independent of a fence.

Referring to the drawings, in which like letters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the figures, A designates a fence having an opening B therein of comparatively small size and preferably just large enough to enable the receptacle C to swing back and forth therein in the manner indicated in Fig. 2. This receptacle is pivotally mounted on the pivot-rod D, secured in the frame E, which is fastened in a suitable manner on the inner The frame may be constructed in any desired manner, so as to form a support for the pivot-rod and a stop e to engage the bottom of the receptacle to prevent it from swinging too far on its pivot.

The receptacle is substantially circular in cross-section and tapered outwardly to a more or less extent from its bottom to its top, and it is provided with a `fiat side c. A strip F is suitably secured to this flat side of the receptacle on the outer face thereof, and it is provided With a footpiece f, which extends under the bottom of the receptacle and forms with the strip a support therefor. The bottom of this strip engages the stop e and limits the inward-swinging movement of the receptacle, and the upper end of the strip F is adapted to engage the sill b of the opening to limit the outward-swinging movement of the receptacle. The receptacle may be connected with the pivot-rod by means of a hook d, passing around the pivot-rod and through the strip F, the said strip heilig fastened to the receptacle by rivets, or any other fastening IOO devices may be employed which are suited to the purpose.

The receptacle is provided with a cover G, having a handle g and connected with the door H of the openingB in the fence by means of a chain I or rope, said chain passing over a pulley J, hung from a support K, fastened to the fence, thus holding the cover in a suspended position over the receptacle, but permitting said cover to be raised independently of the movement of the door. The chain is adjusted as to its length so that when the door H is opened the cover will be lifted from the receptaclein the manner indicated in Fig. l, so that the receptacle can be turned on its pivot-rod and inverted through the opening in the fence to discharge its contents in the manner indicated in Fig. 2 without striking or otherwiseinterfering with the cover, which remains in its elevated position until the receptacle is swung back to its upright position and the door closed, whereupon the cover drops by gravity into its proper position upon the receptacle.

When the receptacle is being filled, it will be found convenient to tip the cover into the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3, its edge entering the space between the flat side of the receptacle and the closed door in the fence and the flat side of the receptacle providing a hearing for the cover which will hold the same from slipping sidewise during the filling operation.

My invention is particularly adapted for use in connection with a back-yard fence, so that the receptacle can be swung through an opening in the fence to discharge its contents into a bucket or other receptacle carried by the scavenger in the alley; but it will be understood, of course, that the invention may be used and employed independent of a permanent fixture, such as a fence, and mounted in a portable frame, such asI have shown in Figs. 6 and 7. Referring particularly to' these views, Figs. 6 and 7, the frame E consists of the uprights L, the top piece M, and the crosspiece e, corresponding in all essential respects to the same parts of the wooden frame illustrated in Fig. l. This iron frame also has a cross-piece b, corresponding to the sill of the door-opening, and its uprights L are carried rearwardly and upwardly to form the base N and braces O, the braces forming a support for the pivot-rod D and for the stop-rod e. As this portable frame is not provided with a door, I employ a handle-bar P, which is pivotally secured to one of the uprights L at p and connected. with the cover G of the receptacle by means of a chain I. When the handle-bar P is resting in the position shown in Figs. 6 and 7 upon the catch R, the cover will remain upon the receptacle; but when it is desired to tilt the receptacle to discharge its contents the handle-bar is removed from the catch R and permitted to move into the position illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 7, this movement serving to raise the cover from the receptacle, so that the latter can be tilted. The iron frame is preferably constructed out of pipe, which can be easily jointed together; but it will be understood, of course, that I may make the wooden frame, as shown in Fig. l, portable, or I may make a portable wooden frame of the character illustrated in Fig. 6. The portable frame, which I prefer to make of piping, enables me to use the invention in places where there are no alleys and also where there are no back yards to dwellings, and it further provides for movingthe receptacle around from place to place as desired; but where a dwelling has a back yard leading to an alley I prefer to support the receptacle on the fence in position to tilt through a-n opening therein, as this is a very convenient and desirable location and arrangement for a garbage-receptacle.

It will be observed that with my improved garbage-receptacle constructed and arranged on the fence in the manner described the door H will be kept closed by a suitable fastening device on the outside thereof, so that the scavenger simply opens the door, thereby raising the cover from the receptacle into a position outof its way, and swings the receptacle on its pivot-bar through the opening in the fence to discharge its contents into abucket carried by the scavenger. The latter thereupon swings the receptacle back through the opening into an upright position and closes the door, which permits the cover to drop by gravity into position on the receptacle. My improved garbage-receptacle therefore requires no lifting or handling, but is simply swung on its pivotbar to discharge its contents, thereby greatly facilitating the operation and relieving the scavenger of the work of lifting and carrying the receptacle, besides protecting the receptacle from injury which Would be incidental to its being lifted and moved about.

The peculiar shape of my improved receptacle is a matter of considerable importance. It is a Wellknown fact that in cold weather garbage will freeze and stick tightly in the corners and anglesof rectangular garbage-receptacles, so that it cannot be easily loosened and removed. Frequently the scavengers will hammer and batter the receptacle, to its great injury, and if hot Water is used to loosen the frozen contents it will be found that the operation is slow and tedious; but my improved circular and tapered receptacle has no corners or angles for the garbage to stick in when frozen, and its construction is such that the slightest tapping around its sides or the application of a little hot Water will loosen the frozen contents from the round inner side of the receptacle and permit it to slide out in a solid or broken mass, as the case may be. The receptacle being wider at its mouth than at its bottom and the body being subst-antially round leaves no corners or angles for the contents to settle in, and consequently when the garbage is discharged the receptacle will remain substantially clean, Without IOO IIO

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any garbage remaining therein; but if for any reason the garbage should stick in the receptacle it can be easily removed by the use of a shovel, which can be moved along' the flat side c of the receptacle and the garbage cleaned out entirely therefrom.

It will be understood, of course, that my improved receptacle may be employed for other purposes than holding garbage; but asthis is an important application of the invention I have described this particular use herein specifically.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination with a fence having an opening therein anda door for said opening, of a receptacle mounted adjacent to said opening, a suspended cover therefor, and connections between said cover and the door arranged so that when the door is open the cover will be raised from the receptacle Without preventing the raising of the cover independently of the movement of the door, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a fence having an opening therein and a door for said opening, of a receptacle mounted adjacent to the opening, a suspended cover for said receptacle, a pulley supported above the receptacle, and a chain or rope connected with the door and the cover and passing over said pulley so as to raise the cover from the receptacle when the door is opened, without preventing the raising of the cover independently of the movement of the door, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a fence having an opening therein and a door for said opening, of a receptacle pivotally mounted adjacent to said opening and adapted to be tilted therethrough, a suspended cover for said receptacle, a pulley supported above the receptacle, and a chain or rope connected with the door and the cover and passing over said pulley and adapted to raise the cover from the receptacle when the door is opened to permit the receptacle to be tilted through the opening Without preventing the raising of the cover independently of the movement of the door, substantially as described.

JOHN C. MURPHY.

Witnesses:

`M. E. SHIELDS,

C. L. Woon. 

